Historical on-time performance
Santa Barbara to San Francisco
Flights on SBA–SFO arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,521 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.1%Flights1,030
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time54%Median10 minp9080 minCancel2.6%Flights491
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)53%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)58%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 24 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SBA → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 73% on time.
- Mornings73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,346 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 680 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,135 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 115 min · 745 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 231 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 584 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 550 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 616 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 587 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 610 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 576 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 95 min · 614 flights
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